5 Uses for Hospital Whiteboards Outside of Patient Communication Hospital whiteboards are most commonly used in patient rooms, and for their good reason. Their ability to integrate into care plans and improve communication with patients is their most valuable capability. But using them as patient room boards for bedside communication is not the only way hospital whiteboards can be used. Hospitals can benefit from placing these custom whiteboards all over their facilities. Outside of patient communication, there are various applications for a healthcare-focused whiteboard that helps providers and staff work and communicate with one another. May 25, 2020 READ
The Basics of Implementing Whiteboards in Emergency Departments A hospital’s emergency department can experience a lot of confusion and miscommunication, which is why facilities seek to provide their trauma teams with everything they need to work quickly and efficiently while keeping the patient at the center of everything they do. May 19, 2020 READ
A Longer Lasting Whiteboard We’ve all seen it: when trying to start a meeting, there are remnants from the last. The whiteboard is holding on to writing from the previous session and it’s distracting for this one. What to do? Invest in a better, longer-lasting whiteboard. May 18, 2020 READ
Are Hospital Whiteboards the Right Prescription for Pain and Medication Management? Managing patient pain is one of the most important things hospitals can do to increase patient satisfaction and HCAHPS scores, especially for post-operative patients. Apr 30, 2020 READ
How Healthcare Whiteboards Help Solve the Patient Comfort Equation Comfort is one of the foundational pillars of patient satisfaction, and patient room whiteboards have become a helpful tool for care teams to provide the increasingly high level of comfort sought by patients in an age where healthcare is more competitive than ever. Apr 24, 2020 READ
Color Trends for 2020 It happens every year. As if silently agreed upon, a few different colors emerge as the hottest colors for the time being. It’s as though the zeitgeist picks up colors that haven’t been favored for years and decides to make them desirable. Apr 24, 2020 READ
Whiteboards Bring Both Functionality and Aesthetics to Hospitals There are two things that matter when it comes to healthcare design: function and aesthetics. Everything in a hospital serves a specific function, whether it makes a patient’s stay more pleasant or healthcare professionals' jobs easier. Both lead to better treatment and patient experiences, the goal for any facility. While everything placed within a hospital serves a specific function, the aesthetics of the object in question also play an important role. Apr 17, 2020 READ
VOCs in Paint The colors that Ghent makes are formula mixed, which makes it so we can match PMS colors, paint chips, or CMYK values. The alternative that other competitors are using is hand mixing epoxy paint to replicate colors, which doesn’t have a more accurate “match.” Apr 10, 2020 READ
Creative Solutions from Ghent During this difficult time in the world, we are here to support our partners and customers by providing custom, creative solutions for dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic Apr 07, 2020 READ